BOP.BAS.300 Instruments and equipment — General

1. Instruments and equipment required by this Section shall be approved in accordance with Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 if one of the following conditions is fulfilled:
   1. they are used to comply with points BOP.BAS.355 and BOP.BAS.360;
   2. they are permanently installed in the balloon.
2. By way of derogation from point (a), all of the following instruments or equipment, when required by this Section, shall not need an approval:
   1. instruments or equipment used by the flight crew to determine the flight path;
   2. independent portable lights;
   3. an accurate time piece;
   4. first-aid kit;
   5. survival and signalling equipment;
   6. supplemental oxygen storage and dispensing apparatus;
   7. alternative source of ignition;
   8. fire blanket or fire-resistant cover;
   9. hand fire extinguisher;
   10. drop line;
   11. knife.
3. Instruments and equipment not required by this Section, as well as any other equipment that is not required by this Annex but is carried on board a balloon during a flight, shall comply with the following two conditions:
   1. the information provided by those instruments or equipment shall not be used by the flight crew to comply with the essential requirements for airworthiness set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139;
   2. the instruments and equipment shall not affect the airworthiness of the balloon, even in the case of failures or malfunction.
4. Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from the station where the flight crew member that needs to use it is assigned.
5. All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate use.

ED Decision 2018/004/R

The applicable airworthiness requirements for the approval of instruments and equipment required by this Annex are the following:

1. Annex I (Part 21) to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 for balloons registered in the EU; and
2. airworthiness requirements of the State of registry for balloons registered outside the EU.

ED Decision 2018/004/R

‘Permanently installed’ means an instrument or equipment that requires a specific kind of installation to:

1. perform its intended function;
2. be operated according to its specified limitations; and
3. minimise the hazards to the balloon in the event of a probable malfunction or failure.

ED Decision 2018/004/R

The functionality of non-installed instruments and equipment, required by this Subpart and that do not need an equipment approval, are checked against recognised industry standards appropriate to the intended purpose. The operator is responsible for ensuring the maintenance of these instruments and equipment.

ED Decision 2018/004/R

1. The provision of this paragraph does not exempt any installed instrument or item of equipment from complying with the applicable airworthiness requirements. In this case, the installation should be approved as required by the applicable airworthiness requirements and should comply with the applicable certification specifications.
2. The failure of additional, non-installed instruments or equipment not required by this Annex or by the applicable airworthiness requirements or any applicable airspace requirements should not adversely affect the airworthiness or the safe operation of the balloon.

BOP.BAS.305 Minimum instruments and equipment for flight